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MNIPOTENT God, at whose command every tree produced fruit of its kind, grant, through the intercession of Mary and Joseph, that I may serve thee faithfully in the state in which thou hast placed me. I firmly believe all thou hast revealed: protect me, lest I should be found among the number of those foolish virgins who carried lamps without oil. Assist me with thy powerful grace, that I may be humble, charitable, and chaste, and not be like the barren fig tree, fit only to become fuel for eternal flames. This grace I implore through the infinite merits of Jesus, my Saviour. Amen.

OLY GHOST, God of all comfort, if thou seest it expedient for the security of my salvation that I should be oppressed with tribulation, permit me not to fall. Infinite Power, bear me up; thou knowest my weakness. Favor me with thy grace, that I may be compassionate towards my neighbor, and govern myself with the same spirit of lenity and charily as if the case were my own. I deplore my censorious temper, and resolve to be upon my guard. I return thee thanks for inspiring me with the resolution of becoming better; but of myself I am not able to persevere in my good intentions. I beg thy assistance, that I may fulfil what thou commandest; and then, dear Lord, command what thou pleasest. Afflict me with such crosses as I can endure, that I may discharge at least a part of the great debt due to the divine justice. Grant, through the intercession of St. Joseph, that, after my temporal trials, whether exterior or interior, I may find that permanent joy with which thou renderest him and his immaculate Spouse eternally happy, through the merits of our Lord Jesus Christ, &c. Amen.